Don't Forget To Clean
Among the residential painting services on maintenance that seem an easy task is painting over wallpaper instead of removing it. A number of homeowners are eager to engage on the DIY (do-it-yourself) method. Doing so are a number of reasons why homeowners prefer the DIY method than hire a local painting contractor for the job.
Whatever the reasons homeowners may have, will taking the responsibility on residential painting services for DIY enable them to obtain greater...
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Month: October 2014
Residential Painters Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Anti-Splatter Canvas Dropcloths
Previous Painting Tip: Tint Your Primer
In avoiding paint splatters or even spills, several painters use covers to prevent staining the floor with paint. Most DIY painting activities just use inexpensive and convenient newspapers, but in the end does not assure for the floor to be mess-free. Others use plastic or even cardboards. There are also some that uses plastic over cardboards to ensure floor coverage. However, SPPI residential painters have known that the best anti-splatter floor cove...
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Commercial Painting: The Ideal Season to Schedule Painting Services
Spring And Summer Are The Best Times
Commercial painting in different seasons has to be planned accordingly. Business owners have to be informed the painting seasons appropriate for the maintenance of their commercial property. Each season has 3 months and a complete painting maintenance job of the commercial building may or may not be accomplished for only a certain time of the year.
Local painting contractors are knowledgeable on what the ideal season a maintenance job can be scheduled. It...
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Residential Painting Services: 3 Reasons for Wood Repair of Stairs
Maintenance, Durability and Looks
Residential painting services involve repair of the stairs made of wood. Doing such repair entails painting or staining the stairway. Basically, this should be given priority whether or not the house is 20-some years old to date. Wood repair of the stairs is not constrained with time. It can be done in any season of the year - winter, spring, summer or fall.
It is worth noting the reasons a number of homeowners avail residential painting services for their w...
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Interior Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Tint Your Primer
In our last interior painting tip, we shared about the need to prepare the surface for DIY painting. In this blog, we will briefly share the importance of tinting your primer.
2. You can actually buy colored primer paints instead of White or Grey primer. But an easier and cheaper (and more dedicated) option is to mix a White primer paint with a little bit of your top coat color. This will help completely hide different color primed surface (white/gray over top coat).
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Commercial Painting Trend: The Fall Color Trend throughout the Year
The Fall Color Trend
The latest commercial painting trend for the season is focused on earth and neutral tones, as well as orange and plum colors. The pattern applied to this color trend is matching the hues and shades of the tones and colors. What is noteworthy is having the right color scheme that still appeals the whole year through despite the end of the fall season.
As there are many colors to be considered in the selection for this commercial painting trend, professional local painting...
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Interior Painting Tip: Paint Your Walls Like A Pro – Surface Preps
In interior painting, doing it on your own walls is the most basic do-it-yourself home improvement. For the next 6 painting tip posts, we'll give you the basic how-to's on how to prepare your walls like a pro.
1. Surface preps.
Surface preparation includes scraping, sanding, patching and filling of holes, cracks dents and other surface imperfections. Preparing the surface will help hide pockmarks and cracks.
Next: Tint your primer
Photo by: Pittaya Sroilong
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Residential Painting Services: Getting the Most in Fall and Winter
Winter (and Fall) is Coming
Residential painting services can generally be done at any time of the year. Any professional painting contractor will likely agree to this. The contractor knows what painting services can best be applied during spring, summer, fall or winter. He or she is also aware of certain restrictions with regard to the painting processes that can be offered. This is particularly during the fall and winter seasons.
The limitations in residential painting services during the ...
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Commercial Painting Trend: Essentials in Color Blocking Surface Walls
Color Blocking Is A Simple Work Of Art On Surface Walls
Considering a commercial painting trend is something building owners look forward. Color blocking is a simple work of art on surface walls. The outcome gives potential customers a positive outlook towards the business.
Local commercial painting contractors, on the other hand, are open and even flexible on the painting services they provide. They are confident on the capabilities of their painters in carrying out this commercial ...
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